Hi, everyone!
Things have gotten real nasty for the past couple of weeks and I wanted to apologize to you all for the inconveniences. For those unaware, a good number of my social media and Google accounts were compromised as previously seen in my Instagram account. While I’ve done everything I can to strengthen the security of my system and accounts, the damage was already done. Little is known about the hack, but it seems that somehow, my accounts have fallen victim to Malware.
Unfortunately, this required me to do a clean install of Windows meaning all of my programs have been deleted. Including my video editing software and Blender. Obviously since I was given a fresh start, it’s going to take a while for me to reinstall all the software needed for my animations and videos. I hope this recovery won’t take too long as it’s critical for me to release the “Made For Kids” video.
While I’m happy to see my computer in a healthy state again, there’s still plenty of work that needs to be done and I really need all your help! My YouTube’s ad revenue has already been declining significantly due to the Made For Kids incident and my Patreon is still very short in paid members! I’m already suffering a large number of problems with my YouTube being struck by “Made for Kids” and my Twitter being attacked by DMCA strikes.
The “Made For Kids” PSA video will be the upstart of my Patreon campaign. This campaign is our only hope in restoring the channel’s future. If you wish to continue seeing more of my animations and work, please help by pledging $1 a month or more if you can. I still have around 10 paid members and it’s going to take a lot more to keep my animations alive.
You can click here for a quick shortcut to pledge $1 a month.
Thank you all so much! I hope to see you in the video!
-Adrian
Update (10/28/2024): After thorough research, I’ve discovered the type of malware I’ve fallen victim to is what’s called a “session hijacking.” It’s when a hacker steals the victim’s session tokens, which are special cookies stored in your browser to access your accounts without ever needing to sign in. This also bypasses passwords and 2FA, since the account thinks its the victim logging in.
This is my assumption as it perfectly describes the symptoms all my accounts were going through. As of writing this, I’m still experiencing malware incidents, even after a fresh install of Windows and trust me when I say this, this is BAD.
I can’t stress this enough, guys. After experiencing all of this, I encourage everyone please log out of all your online accounts whenever you’re finish using them for the day. I know it becomes inconvenient having to log in every time, but it’s not worth the security risk if you ever get hacked! Change all your passwords, have 2FA, and do not go to any suspicious sites or download unknown programs! Please pray for me, guys! Stay safe!
